Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary

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[@calibadgerdude6082]

Regarding Boromir. Within the story structure, Boromir exists to demonstrate what the power of the ring can do to people. He’s not evil, far from it, Boromir is one of the great heroes of mankind and widely trusted and loved by his people. He’s spent his entire life defending his people and fighting against the growing power of Mordor. He is among the best of mankind, and the ring so quickly consumed his thoughts and corrupted his mind just by being near him. Can you imagine what havoc it would cause amongst less noble and heroic people? Boromir’s fall is one of the great tragedies of the literary world.

[@andyhess8433]

Thank you. I was hoping someone would explain it. This is demonstrated by how quickly he returns to being a good person and a hero as soon as the ring is outside his general vicinity. As soon as Frodo runs away, he realizes what he did was wrong and basically gives his life to save the fellowship. It is very much a demonstration of the evil power of the Ring and not so much on Boromir being a bad person.

[@thejamppa]

Boromirs death is one of the greatest death's in cinematic history. Sean Bean was absolutely marvelous choice as Boromir.

[@mjbull5156]

Boromir is also has the strength of spirit among the race of Men who could wield the One Ring effectively.

[@sslssg247]

You put that beautifully. There is so much depth to each of the characters. To just think that he's flip flopping between good and bad totally misses the point of the power of the ring.

[@andypickle1584]

@@mjbull5156 the ring has only one master

[@YonatanZunger]

Also, if it makes you feel better, "Mount Doom" is just the mountain's nickname in the language of the Hobbits. In Elven, it's Orodruin, also known as Amon Amarth, and yes, absolutely everything in these books has a bunch of names. You get used to it.

[@dyskordian]

And to add an extra layer, all the names we know are translated to English as well. They aren't Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin, they are Maura, Ban, Kali and Razar. Tolkien went many levels deep in this stuff.

[@monkeymox2544]

I'm also pretty sure that it's Doom in the sense of fate or judgement (ie the older meaning of the word). The mountain is mentioned in ancient prophecies as being bound up with the fate of Middle Earth in some way, iirc.

[@YukonBloamie]

Mount'n Doom is also a semi-objectionable soft drink.

[@Serai3]

Except Frodo and Sam. They're just Frodo and Sam. :)

[@lordkillspree]

Even if it didn't have all of those layers, it's surprisingly realistic. In the US, we have the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachians

[@MrSRA13]

The disrespect to Boromir 😭 It's supposed to show that even the best of us can be tempted by the rings power. He's the most human and one of the most heroic characters

[@khalidmohamedwrestlingbray9762]

Yeah man she hsted bormier he was a great man

[@seimen4348]

Same with denethor. I think the problem is that you dont really get to know them before they got corrupted.

[@khalidmohamedwrestlingbray9762]

@@seimen4348 I hope she likes lord of the ring 2 my friend

[@L1VE3V1L]

Boromir had been through more than the regular guy and his city was the first in line from Mordor to cop any shit. Lost many men. His passion to win drew him in.

[@kgdreams]

@@seimen4348 No Denethor was always kind of a jerk.

[@Y2KNW]

"Did this really have to be three and a half hours?" Lady, I'd still watch it once a year or so if it was five!

[@jackbrooks5487]

She doesn't realize how much was left out for time consideration. Tom Bombadil, Old Man Willow, and the barrow wraiths just to name a few.

[@johnpaullogan1365]

@@jackbrooks5487 barrow wights

[@FloridaMugwump]

Yeah and the decade or two between Bilbo's Party and Frodo leaving the Shire.

[@smg85051]

I wish I had the Diretor's cut or whatever the extended version is called

[@silence1776]

I watch the extended trilogy every 3 months or so. I have for the last several years.

[@jwhaler82]

“Is this the movie where you can’t simply walk into somewhere?” Yes, yes it is. 🧙‍♂️

[@jbirkins]

And yet that's literally what they do.

[@zach415]

One does not simply watch only Lord of the Rings

[@Makkaru112]

These boots they're made for walking and that's just what they'll do.... 🎵 🎶

[@Djorgal]

@@jbirkins They walk into Mordor, but can we say it was simple?

[@chandlerbowman2651]

Every single reference you made (Willow, Harry Potter, etc.) was made after the Lord of the Rings (LOTR) books were written and took inspiration from either the LOTR books or movies. Love how many similarities you noticed!

[@Picklekid77]

Definitely the 1st person I’ve seen who wanted Boromir to die.

[@gaffneyrailroading1982]

I did at first, but then I saw the scene in question, and then I wished he'd survived.

[@alinac5512]

I didn't want him to die but I wasn't terribly sad he dies either. He's by far my least favorite fellow.

[@jomeke101]

Just a heads up Ashleigh... The Lord of the Rings was written way, way, way before Willow and Harry Potter...lol

[@UncleUncleRj]

I knew literally nothing about LOTR when I went to see this movie at the theater, and to this day it is one of the absolute best cinema experiences I have ever had.

[@sandramiller1988]

You should read the books. They are beautiful and incredible all at once. The things you like about movies are intensified and expanded tenfold. It’s a wonderful saga. I recommend putting on the soundtrack to the Lord of Rings while reading it, it really helps the atmosphere.

[@ivanholguin164]

That's exactly what Peter Jackson was aiming for when he made The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: He wanted it to be a satisfying experience for both the Tolkein aficionados and the average movie goer.

[@philj212]

same, i was 12. blew my mind

[@vanpiisu88]

Same experience for me 20 years ago and rewatching it still makes me emotional

[@Merecir]

And then you look up what else there is and find the Silmarillion. It is the story of the world spanning many thousands of years and the events of LotR and the Hobbit is just a handful of pages at the very end...

[@tmendez31]

Boromir died with his honor. You have to understand the depth of the characters. Boromir's father is not the king but is still in charge of keeping the kingdom safe. To do so he has put intense pressure on his eldest son Boromir to fight off the enemy and keep everyone safe. Boromir knows the task is extremely difficult and that should be the job of the King to take on that responsibility, but of course Aragorn refuses to be King. Hence the anger he expressed toward Aragorn. After losing men in battles and seeing the devastation of war first hand, Boromir has a great desire to have the strength to fight off the enemy. The other members do not have the same responsibility and therefore do not have the same desire to twist and manipulate in order to turn him bad. But given time all members of the fellowship would be influenced by the ring one by one. Boromir's love for his people and desire to fight the enemy to save his people is what the ring used to manipulate him to turn bad. The ring takes what's inside of us and amplifies the dark parts within us. Hobbits are simple people with no experience in fighting and war; that's why Frodo is resistant. But the longer he has it the more he will fall victim to it.

[@baskervillebee6097]

Also, Boromir's dad had one of those magic gazing balls that used too much. He was losing it.

[@tavern.keeper]

You're bringing in information from outside the film, and that's not helpful. The movie needs to stand on its own.

[@tmendez31]

@@tavern.keeper it does stand on it's own. The other films may have added more reasons why Boromir did what he did, but it doesn't get rid of the fact that the film shows that even Galdalf was afraid of the rings influence so much that he wouldn't touch it or even be tempted to have it. That alone should show that the ring can influence anyone and hating someone for being too weak is wrong. Even Galadriel said in this film that one by one the ring would consumed them all. So yes, this film does stand alone well enough to fully understand. Taking a long break during the film was probably a hindrance to truly understanding the film

[@SuprousOxide]

Boromir was ready to just take the ring from Frodo. But when Frodo ran away he realizes what he was about to do, and instantly regretted it. With Frodo out of reach, unable to make amends with him, he gave his life to safe the other Hobbits, protecting his weaker companions.

[@ishtarian]

I would agree with some of the other commenters: Somebody misled you. This is NOT a film with two sequels; it is an adaptation of the FIRST PART of a very long, single novel (NOT a trilogy, which is three novels which tell a larger story). All the things you complain about are adventures along the way in the novel; each has its importance individually, and as a part of the growth of the characters (particularly the Hobbits, who tend to be a rather insular people; in fact, the runes on the title pages of the novel translate to our alphabet as "The Lord of the Rings: Translated from the Red Book of Westmarch by John Ronald Ruel Tolkien. Herein is set forth the History of the War of the Ring and the Return of the King *as seen by the Hobbits* ). While Jackson & Co. added various little bits (largely of broad humor), there was little, if any, adding of monsters and such; if anything, they cut back on a lot of that. (For instance, the Nazgul, or "Ringwraiths" -- the Black Riders -- are both a terrifying and a piteous set of people; men who themselves fell under the dominance of Sauron ages before, and whose fate was not to die, but to live long beyond their natural lifespan as "living dead"; ghosts who can never rest from their torment. They are, essentially, the damned. We get a little of that in the films; but the full impact can only be caught by multiple -- or very close -- viewings. In the novel, it plays a larger part, both in the emotional complexity of the characters, and a development of the moral and ethical issues involved.) The background is dealt with more fully, and more nuanced fashion, in the novel; but as so much of it plays an important role in the "present" story, it *had* to enter into the film in some fashion, or you'd have been left with something which would be as flat as a water-color painting on a child's notebook. Adapting a work as complex as Professor Tolkien's is one hell of a challenge, which is why it took nearly 50 years to accomplish, even in this flawed form. (I doubt anyone can even approach anything like this again; at least, in any film medium we've seen so far. It would take something we've not seen yet: a genuine visual novel in a theatrical setting, to come even close to doing it justice. But for all that, these films, wonky and flawed as they are -- and I have a lot of quibbles with them myself -- they are an incredible achievement. But looking at them as separate films, rather than one very, very long film split into three parts for the sake of viewer convenience, is a mistake. It distorts the entire viewing experience and leads to false assumptions and, therefore, disappointment and irritability. Just as a side note: When the final part, "The Return of the King" was about to be released in its theatrical form, there was a venue here in Austin which showed both the previous parts, IN THE EXTENDED CUT VERSION, beforehand, on the same date. I wasn't able to go, but I must admit, that is an experience I regret not having -- seeing these on a big screen, all together? My muscles might never forgive me, but frankly, I think it would have been well worth it.....

[@korganrocks3995]

As someone who re-read the 6th harry potter book the day before the 7th one came out and then read that one in one sitting, I can guarantee you that your muscles would not forgive you for a long time... ;)

[@revangerang]

I went to Trilogy Tuesday back in 2003, and it was an AMAZING experience. But I am happy to tell you that there are often special re-showings of the trilogy at theaters, you just have to look for it. I've seen the trilogy together in theaters four times by now~ So you definitely can too! Protip: the 15 minute breaks in between sounds long, but it's barely enough to stretch, use the restroom, get more drinks and snacks, and get back to your seat for the next film lol. Also like Korgan Rocks said, your body will hate you for sitting in one position for so long. Prepare to recover from what is essentially the equivalent of a 12 hour car ride. Good luck!

[@davidkulmaczewski4911]

I went to a full extended edition showing before the ROTK (theatrical version) launch in Michigan..... I had to drive from metro Detroit to Flint to find a theater with tickets (they only sold 1/2 capacity tickets, to allow everyone twice the space to spread out for the long showing), and since the ROTK premier showing started at midnight, I didn't get home until almost 6am. Probably half the people there were dressed in cosplay gear. Good times.

[@johnpaullogan1365]

i thought it was 6 books published in 3 parts

[@davidkulmaczewski4911]

@@johnpaullogan1365 It was written in six parts called "books", but they were not intended to be published as six physically separate collections of paper; Tolkien intended them to be published as a single volume, but the publishers balked at the cost.

[@antonytheolddog8626]

Borimir is a absolute hero. The ring had corrupted him, and he had to battle within and came true and just at the end and died a warrior and redeemed himself. He is a good guy ultimately.

[@johnw8578]

Boromir's death was very sad and heart-breaking. He was a good man but the One Ring's influence twisted him--but he recovered himself and gave his life protecting the hobbits.

[@NandR]

I always thought it twisted him so well because he wants that power to protect his people, more than anyone. But that desire for power is the ring's greatest weapon against you.

[@johnw8578]

@@NandR Yes exactly!

[@south6bt]

He was also tasked to return the ring to Gondor. He was torn between his oath to the fellowship, his father's demand and the ring of power.

[@MatthewFutrell]

Frodo is "resistant" because Hobbits don't really seek out adventure, nor power. Unlike all the other races of Middle Earth, they enjoy simple things, the quiet life. Frodo and Bilbo are somewhat the exceptions being that Bilbo chose to go on an adventure (in the hobbit), and Frodo always had the spirit of an adventurer as a kid. In short: The Ring has less to work with in terms of greed and desire for power in hobbits.

[@josephjackson4312]

I heard that the ring can corrupt people with more power easier than those with less and so hobbits are resistant compared to powerful beings like Galadriel and the wizard Gandalf. People were also saying that is why you would not want the egales near the ring carrying Frodo to the volcano as it could easily corrupt them, but I never read the books, so I'm not sure.

[@cory6266]

@@josephjackson4312 The One can corrupt anyone who wants something, because it can help them get it. Hobbits however are some of the most content creatures in the world, the ring doesn't have anything to offer them.

[@allengator1914]

@@cory6266 and yet both Bilbo and Frodo were so very tempted and almost succumbed to the ring's power many, many times.

[@ghosteddenial9538]

@@allengator1914 yeah ... I reckon it was only out of the greed for security maybe since it got him out of many situations... Most of the time the ring just escalated senses of suspicion since it had nothing else to hang onto like greed for power.

[@unseeninja]

The circumstances of how they got the ring is a part as well. Frodo at least acquired the ring through a peaceful transition, Bilbo found it and kept it through a game. Isiuldur was violence, smeagol was violence. the corruption worked faster in those cases. But you're right, hobbits don't really worship power or money, they worship their bellies and food.

[@austinj3881]

I agree, 3 1/2 hours was ridiculous. It should have been more like 4 1/2 hours.

[@eddiepolo6047]

"I think subtitles are optional" *Record Scratch* *Freeze Frame* "And that's where she F'd up".

[@BuzryHaproMandalorianHunter]

The reason why you can see stars in Galadriel’s eyes is because she was the last elf to see the Tree’s of Valinor. And Christopher Lee is the only cast member to have known Tolkien.

[@amandaasbury3688]

You'll definitely want the subtitles going forward, because the elf language is translated. The fascinating thing about the source material is that Tolkien was a linguist, first and foremost. He created the languages first and then built a world around them. That takes a level of brilliance that's just beyond anything done in literature and it's why these books were the groundwork for fantasy stories that came after.

[@axebeard6085]

I wonder where/how she's watching the film. On the DVD and Blu-ray versions, the translation subtitles appear automatically. I suspect Ashley missed a lot without the subtitles.

[@matthewcastleton2263]

He wasn’t just a linguist. He was a professor of Ancient Languages at Oxford. He specialized in Old English, or the Anglo-Saxon language. Of which many places and people in the Middle Earth he created are directly taken from.

[@robertballard2998]

@@matthewcastleton2263 He also took a ton of story and philological inspiration form the Kalavala, a Scandinavian (Finnish?) epic.

[@matthewcastleton2263]

@@robertballard2998 correct

[@JDoe-gf5oz]

Has to be streaming. Stargate has a lot of alien language subs that almost always get left out by streaming services.

[@ampz8913]

Boromir's death is one of my top 5 scenes in the trilogy and probably the one of the best dialogue exchanges for a death scene. Showing that he would not follow Aragorn upon first meeting him due to his birthright and then Aragorn proving himself in Boromir's eyes showing him he is a good strong leader, and in his final moments accepting him as his King.

[@korganrocks3995]

I think this was literally the first time I've seen someone not care at all during that scene. She'd put him on the naughty list and no amount of orc-slaying was gonna redeem him!

[@kaitlynraw4899]

@@korganrocks3995 Yes, I agree. I found her reaction very disappointing. On the one hand she kept commenting on how the ring affected people, and then she completely discounted it when it came to Boromir's 'flip-flopping', as she put it. He was out of the influence of the ring and he was himself again and she completely ignored that. I was very disappointed, as much as I love Ashleigh's reviews, super disappointed to see that she did not understand what she was watching.

[@korganrocks3995]

@@kaitlynraw4899 Yeah, she really seemed checked out during this video. It's a shame, but there's plenty of other LotR reactions in the sea.

[@A38]

@@korganrocks3995 His character was extremely whiny, superficial, and daft in Fellowship. If that's all you'd seen, and you lacked the context from the books (that you obviously bring...), you'd feel the same way of Boromir. That is to ignore of course that two people can have different relationships with film, and your interpretation does not need be the correct one. Your real frustration is with Jackson's interpretation of Boromir's character, and the poor way he established his backstory (because if he is so grand as you say, the movies do not establish that fact.) You aren't actually frustrated with Ashleigh, whose opinion is rather valid if you're rooting for Frodo and his gang (as the movie suggests you should.)

[@korganrocks3995]

@@A38I have plenty of frustrations with Jackson's interpretation of the books, but this ain't one of them. I've seen dozens of LotR reactions on youtube, and all those first-time viewers reacted the way Jackson intended in that scene, without having read the books first. As kaitlyn said in response to my first comment, Ashleigh definitely noticed the ring affecting people, and then completely discounted that when it came to Boromir, which is kinda bizarre. I've watched a bunch of Ashleigh's reactions to other movies that I like, and I had no complaints there; she just genuinely seemed really off her game in this video, for whatever reason. I don't hold it against her, and I haven't seen it happen again, but if this was the first video of hers I'd ever watched I probably would have written her off and never returned.

[@alexmalcolm6309]

I think you might literally be the first person I've ever seen who didn't cry at Boromir's death

[@korganrocks3995]

Definitely the first who was cheering it on!

[@NPClownumber81googolplex]

Ginger...

[@Victoria-gk1wp]

Wait people cried at his death!?!? Huh I felt it was a powerful moment but I am too used to seeing that actor die on screen. Haha.

[@SailorYuki]

The gifts from Galadriel aren't lame, especially the three strands of hair. It's a whole story line in the Silmarillion, but the short, short version is that Galadriel has repeatedly been asked for a strand of her hair and she has always refused. So for her to give Gimli, a dwarf, three strands of hair is a huge deal!

[@mikelarsen5836]

She would never be able to read The Silmarillion. Even The Hobbit (written for children) is probably beyond her meagre intellect! 👎👎👎

[@gsh341]

Yup. Feanor wanted a strand of her hair, but Galadriel knew he was a conceited jackass. He asked 3 times and she told him to get bent each time. She sensed that Gimli wanted it purely due to true adoration of her, so he gave her a hair for each of the times she denied one to Feanor.

[@user-jt1js5mr3f]

@@mikelarsen5836 Oof, found you again. So you're just a dick.

[@profshad3429]

@@mikelarsen5836 are you being funny?

[@HenryInHawaii]

Having a locket of hair as a keepsake was a thing back in the day (in the real world) LOL

[@Pixelologist]

Remember that any time you see our main characters acting strangely, counterintuitively, or just plain recklessly....that's very likely the Ring's influence. It's an active character in the narrative. It doesn't merely whisper (to each of them separately), it manipulates and corrupts in service of its goal of returning to the hand of its creator, the dark lord Sauron. I say this because you've completely misjudged Boromir. He's an honorable man who was being manipulated by the Ring.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Yeah, I was a little disappointed that so much of the underlying stuff went over her head.

[@Pixelologist]

@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 The under/over, as it were. 😉

[@MidnightHowling]

Plus the guy's name is Borromir, he would've given the ring back, ffs. (That is a joke don't take it seriously)

[@LA_HA]

@@MidnightHowling Hey, another person with jokes who should keep their day job, like me. And I say that as someone who laughed out loud at your "borrow" joke. haha

[@KevinSmithGeo]

Except Pippin. He's always like that.

[@Subxenox15]

Daaaaaaamn....I've watched probably every react channel watch Lord of the Rings, every single one of them, even like...Russians who barely speak english, completely grasped the gravity and power of the story, and how incredible it was. I've watched probably every single one of your videos, I was absolutely not expecting you to miss so much. It felt like you weren't watching the same movie as us. That's never happened. This isn't some crazy fanboi thing either, I feel like you just weren't paying attention-Maybe you just didn't want to watch it but felt forced to by your audience so went into it with a bad mind set....

[@MountainFisher]

Exactly, she was bitching about it before it began. Worst review, I lasted 15 minutes until I couldn't stand listening to her anymore.

[@43110clyde]

Agreed

[@rgoodwyn]

The truly amazing thing is that more people didn't react this way to the movie. I LOVE the books and the movies but lets be honest, a ton of it is undiluted nerd stuff lol. It's great that Jackson left so much of it in but it was a gamble for regular audiences.

[@davidkulmaczewski4911]

Ditto. This was the very first "reaction" channel I ever found, and I've been watching and waiting for this set of films. I'm *very* disappointed with the shallow take on them... almost to the point of unsubscribing and playing the "do not recommend channel" card. The fact that it's been three weeks and no follow-up is pushing me there pretty hard. Very disappointing. I mean, I don't expect everyone to like these movies.... but I just don't care about the opinions of those who don't.

[@dacsus]

You are missing one important thing - she reacts this way to everything, and when she does show some emotion, it is cheap emotion, without depth. I watch her reactions from time to time precisely because of how shallow they are.

[@tropicalcatdetective]

40:14 "I need it all to be simple or all to be complicated. There is no in-between." Oh dear sweet summer child Ashleigh, there HAS to be an in-between. With a LotR adaptation it's always going to be a balancing act as to how simple or how complicated do you really want this to be because there is no end to the trivial details and minutaie these hefty LotR tomes contain that you could laden your film down with. But seeing as the name "Mount Doom" is what brought this comment about, well, here 's how it could have gone,... *takes a deep breath* Located in the lands of Mordor, on the plateau of Gorgoroth, connected to the dark fortress of Barad-Dûr via Sauron's Road, lies the great volcano known as Orodruin (a Sindarin grey-elvish portmanteau meaning Fire Mountain, broken down as Orud - mountain, Ruin - fiery embers, burning), more commonly known in the Third Age of Middle-Earth as Amon Amarth (Sindarin for Hill of Fate/Doom), or "Mount Doom" (a rough translation of the Elvish name by Gondoran humans), named as such due to the many mysterious prophecies relating to the end of the Age and this mountain. On the volcano's slopes lies a great fissure half way to the crater, known as Sammath Naur (Sindarin for Chambers of Fire), or in Gondoran, 'the Crack of Doom' (snigger), and this site is the actual destination the Fellowship is instructed to deliver the One Ring of Power to for its destruction. I feel like the screenwriters just went with the easiest most understandable title for the objective destination, the tacky but memorable "Mount Doom" and just stuck with it for the whole series. In some instances these films will actually bring up secondary or third names for places, items and people, but not anywhere near as much as the books could allow for. Nobody read this, but I still had to let my nerd flag fly on this one, haha.

[@seregrian5675]

Oh trust me, mellon nin, I read your treatise on the lore and respect your use. And judging from the number of likes, you've received, you and I are not alone

[@kristimoore1985]

I’m getting so many long held questions answered by all you lovely people!❤

[@liztolley8488]

I appreciate the lore dump! I also appreciate the Crack

[@smg85051]

BRAVO!!

[@A38]

This is stupid and condescending. I hope you feel embarrassed having wrote this tbh. The same way you insist Ashleigh refuses to see things from YOUR perspective, you are refusing to see them from hers. Did you think that the information you gave here was going to change her mind? Who did you think this comment appealed to if not just people who are already long-time established fans of the franchise? Yikes.

[@emessar]

When J.R.R Tolkien first wrote The Lord of the Rings, it was written as a single 1200+ pg book, but the publisher insisted on splitting it into 3 books. The thing is, they didn't really re-write them to be stand alone books. It's really just one story broken into three parts. As far as the similarity between LotR and other franchises (Harry Potter, Willow, Dungeons & Dragons, and many more), the LotR books were extremely popular over the years and were the first of that kind of fantasy.

[@Buskieboy]

And LOTR is the template for so many video games.

[@sindieltaylor2147]

They insisted on a trilogy due to the paper shortage in Britain.

[@sindieltaylor2147]

@@northernpunx1978 this was very early 50s, just a few years after the second world war devastated Europe. So you can imagine.

[@greatestscott6599]

@@northernpunx1978 Those were the days when you turned over metal to be reshaped into weaponry and all citizens were issued gas masks -- _everything_ was in short supply, including hope of victory.

[@ScienceWinsEveryTime]

There is so much LOTR in Harry Potter, Potter couldn't exist without Tolkien.

[@filipvadas7602]

31:36 Ironically that was probably the most important gift any member of the Fellowship received As one of the greatest Elves to ever live Fëanor asked Galadriel for a strand of her hair multiple times to use in his craft and she denied him every single time Meanwhile ,Gimli wanted a strand simply to remember her by , a show of humility that resulted her in granting him *three*. This was also the moment that Legolas gained a newfound respect for Gimli and what started their friendship. Cause if one of the wisest Elves in existence trusted Gimli , why shouldn't he.

[@Gaia_Gaistar]

Gimli and Legolas bromance is one of the best most underrated in fiction. There's so much unsaid like this that has so much meaning.

[@lathinlia]

Fëanor asked for a whole lock of hair, three times. Gimli asked for a single strand, got three. Coincidence? It's the most underrated and beautiful scene in all the movies imho, buried in lore.

[@oslafoirausuebutuoy5457]

@@lathinlia Yeah, the films didn't do justice to that scene imo.

[@barrywade3774]

Do you have a reference for this connection to Feanor? I have read the Silmarillion, but don’t recall running into it there, or in the book of lost tales (volume 1&2).

[@filipvadas7602]

@@barrywade3774 In terms of the timeline its during the First Age around the forging of the Silmaril which was about the time of Melkor's unchaining It is stated outright that Feanor took heavy inspiration from Galadriel's hair in the making of the Silmaril, initially even wanting said hair to create them in the first place

[@CapturingPhotons]

The movie should have been a lot longer... If you're bored by the story, maybe it's not for you. This movie isn't mean't to be a standalone story so I wouldn't expect everything to conclude in the first of a trilogy... Also, everything you dislike about Boromir was because of the ring's influence. It's helpful to remember that the reason Frodo left the fellowship was because he knew it would corrupt ALL of them in the same way it got to Boromir. He was just the first to fall to it's influence.

[@korganrocks3995]

I'd get bored by a movie too if I missed half the dialogue making jokes and asking questions about things that were going to be explained a second later...

[@Gwenhwyfar7]

It gets more exciting, she'll be fine lol

[@Spottedfeather]

it's kind of the same with Star Wars. It makes no sense that she seemed confused by the movie ending where it did, when she had very little problem with the SW movies ending where THEY did...

[@wilwaycoholland4337]

Aragorn said "I would have gone with you to the end" because he knows that while he resisted the ring this time, it would wear him down and he would eventually try to take it from him.

[@WJS774]

He knows that Frodo is leaving.

[@joshuawiedenbeck6944]

"I know that people either love this movie or are wrong."

[@lilybubbles310]

I think what was missed regarding why Frodo isn't acting like Bilbo with the ring is that Frodo just got the ring. Bilbo has had the ring for something like 70 years. The ring IS affecting Frodo, just not yet to the level of Bilbo due to duration of possession.

[@thewiseoldherper7047]

There is something about Hobbits that gives them more resistance than any other race. It’s because they don’t desire wealth like the Dwarves or power like the Humans. There are more pure and innocent and are able to resist it better. Obviously it’s still effects them though.

[@nobinary2296]

Actually, it's corrupted him already, which is why it was so easily able to influence Frodo throughout the movie despite spending less time with it. THINK about it. Bilbo raised Frodo, from childhood into adulthood, he was in the vicinity of the Ring. It was already whittling away at him. Just like we saw with Gimli striking the Ring, Frodo flinched in pain, because he was already tethered to it. It's why he could see the influence the Ring hand, when it's evil showed Frodo what it was doing to them, it WANTED Frodo to take it. Manipulation if you will. It's why so many get shocked when Frodo couldn't destroy the Ring. He was already so bound to it and finally carrying for a long time cemented it. We could see how pitiful someone as pure hearted as Frodo became at the end. The beautiful friendship between Sam and Frodo was his saving grace in the end but it was already too late for Smeagle. Who had already become something so utterly devoid of itself, that they wouldn't have been able to handle living in a world without the Ring.

[@philippalinton5850]

@@nobinary2296 this is different from the book's portrayal of Frodo. He is wiser, stronger and more actively courageous than he is in the films. He is never shown as pitiful until he and Sam are suffering in Mordor. Certainly Frodo couldn't have survived the Quest without Sam. But what saves the Quest is Frodo's mercy to Gollum. The films show Frodo as more susceptible to the Ring than in the book, but also noone can resist the Ring in the place where it was forged, so it will overcome everyone in the end.

[@GreyDoofus88]

For Smeagol it was much worse, five centuries of his mind being poisoned and his lifespan unnaturally prolonged by The Ring.

[@marthapackard8649]

@@nobinary2296 I don't know if she'll continue but, seriously, spoilers?

[@PhilipZeplinDK]

... gotta be honest, this was mildly frustrating to watch. Watch the extended version, complain about the length. Watch without subtitles, complain you don't understand the foreign languages. Watch a trilogy, complain you don't get every single answer in the first film. Cut the film into two viewing sessions, complain the story doesn't catch you. Felt like you really didn't want to watch this, really don't like this type of film, and almost intentionally messed it up for yourself. It's like you intended to dislike the movie from the getgo, did not even do the most basic of thinking ("hey, if everyone is talking in made up languages, maybe I should have subtitles?!?"), and just wanted to trash it. If you really didn't want to watch it, I think it would be better you just didn't. Or at least opened by saying you didn't want to, but were pressured into by followers. Also, it's only Marvel that does end credits stuff. It's not a thing.

[@NecropsY1]

the comment section is better then the movie reaction :D

[@NecropsY1]

i hate to say it but i think LOTR is better for mature adults not children 5 sec attention spans

[@hoffa57]

It's like you didn't even try to understand the movie. All you seemed to want was something mindless and easy to follow. This movie series came from a book series that spawned the fantasy genre that we know today. None of the dwarves, elves, hobbits, or humans(including Boromir) you saw in the movie were bad. They were being corrupted by the ring. Hobbits are unusually resistant to the corruption though. That's part of why Bilbo could last decades with it without fully turning, and Frodo has to carry it now. Any non hobbit would almost instantly lose themselves to the ring.

[@futurez12]

Try doing reactions yourself. I promise you, it's _very_ far from easy to constantly make comments, during something that's already tough to follow, and still manage to follow it. Maybe you'd prefer to be one of those "reactors" who just sit there without saying much, letting the movie do all the work (effectively stealing the content)? I promise you this: The reactors who provided an adequate amount of commentary for a 'fair use' reaction, and still managed to follow it no problem, have either already read the books or seen the movies (or both). despite what they told you beforehand. UNLESS they don't do 'fair use' full reactions for Patreon and have the luxury to pause the movie each time they speak.

[@hoffa57]

@@futurez12 I see. So no bad reviews allowed. Just say "That was great." and move on. Why even have comments turned on then? Just click like, which I did, and that's it. I didn't trash her. It was an observation I made with an explanation behind it. This genre obviously isn't for her and that's okay. You'll never find a movie that everyone likes.

[@NestorCustodio]

"Is this the movie that you can't simply walk into somewhere?" ... Hoo boy, this gon' be GOOOOD! 😂

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

"You have no power here" "PO-TA-TOES" a gold mine for memes

[@Tinfoilnation]

When you watch the next films - be sure to *turn on the subtitles* as you were missing about half of the dialog without them. Tolkien was a linguist and he invented all the languages you hear spoken in the film - and they're all "real" in that you can learn them if you want. Useless Trivia: Liv Tyler learned Elvish for the film - and is still fluent in it to this day.

[@theradgegadgie6352]

Specifically, she learned Sindarin.

[@marcw6875]

I didn't even realize you could turn off the subtitles that appeared in the movie when it was seen in the theaters. Why would that even be an option when only the most uber of Tolkien nerds would maybe be able to know what they are saying without them. lol

[@evenstar1608]

@@marcw6875 In my DVD player, there is a setting option.

[@LadyIarConnacht]

@@marcw6875 Nerdy me over here thinking, "Hey, Frodo knew the Lay of Luthien just as well as Aragorn did."

[@retrotero76]

@@marcw6875 because DVD/BD/4K have multiple subtitles. If it had hardcoded English subs, where to place - say - Spanish subs? On top of the English ones would look bad

[@TSIRKLAND]

Also, for someone new to the series, who we know is not a fan of long movies, I'm surprised that we decided to jump into the deep end with the super-extended version. The shorter theatrical version is also quite good, and better suited for those with self-proclaimed shorter attention spans. The longer versions are really more aimed at those of us who already love the stories, and are hungry for more and more detail and lore. In terms of simply telling the story, I would think that the shortest-edit version would be sufficient for a LOTR "layman," as it were. -My 2¢

[@EmphaticNod]

Yeah, the extended versions - especially the first one, which doesn't add anything crucial - are not for people who aren't "sold" on the idea of LotR yet. She added extra runtime and made the experience harder for herself, for no real reason.

[@angelaroberts3563]

Most KZbin reactors watch the extended editions and they grasp it really well

[@BezoRazo]

Why does everyone wonder about why the Black Rider didn't have his horse leap onto a 6 sq-ft raft?

[@DeathAblazed]

Boromir isn't bad. its the influence of the ring that corrupts him. you have to think of the ring like it is a drug. it is so powerful that its influence can literally change people into totally different worse versions of themselves by playing on their fears and desires.

[@ghosteddenial9538]

The ring used Boromir's aspirations against him 😟 All he wanted was to protect his people...

[@vanyadolly]

Exactly. When you rewatch the movie you can see why he was so loved by his people. He's always the one looking after the others and offering comfort when they need it. Even the fact that he starts off so resentful towards Aragorn and does a complete 180 speaks well of him.

[@willcool713]

Fyi, the moments when they stand around talking languages everybody else doesn't understand, should have subtitles. I've seen other reactors confused by it, too. Some formats don't have those translations by default, I'm not sure why. The Elvish conversations have a few clues as to future events, might make the movie more understandable. Hope it helps.

[@moonsammy42]

Yeah, and there's an awful lot of that in the extended edition. Hint for anyone: untranslated dialogue of more than a couple words is extremely rare in films. Turn on subtitles for those parts, if they're not present by default.

[@drayman101]

I've noticed in a few things I've watched recently on various platforms (most notably: Kimiko's sign language in The Boys on Amazon) that for some reason parts that should have subtitles, don't... unless you have subtitles on all the time. Not sure why that's happening so much lately.

[@fllthdcrb]

Not "should" have them. They _do_ have them (at least, I'm pretty sure). They just don't seem to be turned on by default. What idiot decided to set it up that way _and_ not warn viewers to turn them on? (Why would they be off anyway? My guess is, so you can choose a language and not have English always there?)

[@folcotook3049]

Yeah, came here to say this too. There are subtitles, but for some reason they aren't showing unless you turn on all subtitles. Honestly, though, that might help with keeping track of names (people and places). There are a lot of them and there are going to be even more coming.

[@mikelarsen5836]

Seems like she'd have trouble understanding English!

[@Tomhyde098]

Glad I read the comments before I started the video, this is one of my favorite movies of all time. I think I’ll just skip this reaction

[@stephanieflowers5415]

I wish I hadn’t watched it lol. And I’m a huge fan of hers but she really went into this not liking it, and didn’t pay any attention.

[@crush41gb]

I'm watching EE Fellowship again with director commentary this time so these comments saved me from watching this. Thank you.

[@Tomhyde098]

@@crush41gb this video not only made me unsubscribe from this channel but it also made me not enjoy reaction channels in general. Besides Blind Wave I haven’t watched a reaction video in a long time.

[@crush41gb]

@reverendzombies I totally understand and appreciate this. I'm becoming the same way with reaction channels too.

[@Eprosis]

"I hate their feet, and their feet are in every shot!" Quentin Tarantino: This is my favorite movie.

[@NecropsY1]

the feet are an alagory for brittish teeth

[@MrLoris85]

Lots of people confuse that Lord of the Rings got inspired by this or that. But in reality, by every means it is Lord of the Rings which inspired all other stories since 1955!

[@Buskieboy]

It is also the template for many video games.

[@Weaseldog2001]

@@Buskieboy And "Dungoens and Dragons".

[@lalalarose8197]

More of a Dune fan myself.

[@MrLoris85]

@@lalalarose8197 The crazy story of Alejandro Jodorowsky? They should try to do his movie with today's technology! I would watch it!

[@cteal2018]

@@lalalarose8197 Both are classics that have shaped almost everything that has come after.

[@grahamers]

Re: "Willow vibes." While fantasy as a genre existed way before J.R.R. Tolkien, he is the father of the "high fantasy" genre. The novel, "Lord of the Rings," built a world extremely detailed and complete, filled with actual invented languages and many beings such as elves, orcs, hobbits, dwarves, and....whatever Gandalf and Saruman are. (Hint: space angels) Most fantasy novels and films since then have borrowed heavily from the LOTR universe. So...what's *really* going on is that Willow has LOTR vibes, not the other way around. The only reason you experience the opposite is that you saw/read LOTR second!

[@lynnevetter]

They were both filmed in NZ, right?

[@AnotherViewer]

@@lynnevetter Willow was filmed in England, Dinorwic quarry in Wales, and New Zealand.

[@jasonscottjenkins]

Willow is a fun movie but it's a total rip-off of LOTR.

[@lynnevetter]

@@AnotherViewer Ok, I thought I remembered that. I freakin love Willow.

[@alexdillahunt6908]

Other two major contributers to modern fantasy are "Dying Earth" and "The Tales from Earthsea". If it wasn't from LoTR, it was probably from one of these two.

[@drgee1120]

Hello, Ashleigh. I think you have the makings to be one of the more popular movie reactors on KZbin. It's why I watched through the whole reaction despite it being very difficult to go through. That being said, this video is rife with all the problems associated with lesser reactors not worth watching. Not every moment needs performative quirkiness, snarky one-liners, complaining about the length, and asking questions that the movie is literally answering as you asked the questions. Lord of the Rings isn't just a franchise many love, it is a beloved artifact of literature that arguably birthed fantasy (and science fiction) as we see it today. I feel it deserved more respect and attention than you gave it in this video.

[@garlicjrmade6409]

This! To many just view these films as a box to check for their channels. Without respecting the material. The least you can do as a reactor is respect the material considering all you're really doing is stealing others hard work.

[@minishlink8132]

I know the fans push for the extended cuts. But for someone new to it, they really need to stick to the theatrical cuts. They're fine and easier to watch.

[@Flynn94]

This is what I’ve always said. People act like the extended cuts are the only acceptable way to watch these movies and it’s just not true. The first time you ever see them, particularly if you’re not a fantasy fan, the theatrical cuts are the far better choice.

[@storchnbein2733]

For the LOTR trilogy, I disagree. In this case, the 'extended' versions are also the 'intended' version. For the theatrical release, they had to cut more material than Peter Jackson was comfortable with, and I do think the plot and atmosphere suffer as a result. Making the extended ones easier to watch.

[@rgoodwyn]

@@storchnbein2733 If that is true then why are they not called the "Directors" cuts? The original releases are wonderful and are what we all fell in love with. I absolutely adore the extended versions but the recent push to act like the original versions were lacking or missing vital info to understand the story is very odd.

[@storchnbein2733]

@@rgoodwyn Director's Cut/Extended Cut? Potato, potatah. Of course the director also cut the theatrical version. I don't think it is odd at all. The most obvious example is the death of Saruman. Aragorn's bloodline is explained better, and where the "Magic Light" against the spider and Aragorn's ghost army are coming from. But what truly sets them apart is the extended character build - who are they and why do we care about them?

[@rgoodwyn]

@@storchnbein2733 Not really. Jackson had a choice and it was deliberate to not call them the Directors cut for a reason. He didn't feel the originals were incomplete or missing vital info. The only example of something that really should have been in there is the Saruman scene. Aragorn's age and extra character interactions are cool nerd stuff but to pretend, 20 years later, that they are now essential is very strange. Plus the anger that some "fans" throw at folks these days is nauseating.

[@Beshuu]

I always tear up at Boromir's death. The ring corrupts this hero of men just by being near it and then he sacrifices himself trying to save Merri and Pippin.

[@technopirate304]

Boromir went out like a G. Up until that moment I seriously despised him. But in the moment of truth he stood tall.

[@dzl8596]

"Be at peace, Son of Gondor."

[@Urugami45]

IIRC, Mt Doom does have a formal name: Orodruin Also, there a LOT of subtleties presented in this movie that are explained and fleshed out in the next movies, Gollum especially, but also Boromir and Aragorn. You need to follow through if ye seek knowledge and wisdom.😁 "All that is gold does not glitter, and not all who wander are lost"

[@Believer1980]

"The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost."

[@davidkulmaczewski4911]

Also called Amon Amarth, literally Hill of Doom. Tolkien mostly uses "doom" in the sense of a preordained fate, not necessarily a "bad end". Men are "doomed to die" not because it's an evil thing, but rather because it is their preordained fate (versus the elves, who were doomed to persist in the world until it's ending; Tolkien says the elves and even the gods may eventually envy the fate of Men, which allows them to leave behind the burdens of the world, though to some unknown end).

[@Muck006]

Well ... "a goldfish" doesnt appreciate "subtle" or "slow development".

[@darthjarjar2363]

@@Believer1980 "From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring;"

[@tudeslildude]

Well put.

[@KoboldGamer]

Man the disrespect the Boromir, damn son! But really, the extended versions really give you an idea of who Boromir was, and why his death means so much, and what the power of the ring truly is.

[@mevb]

Elves are so light that they can walk on top of snow, that's a detail from the book.

[@aliperro]

Ashleigh, did you watched this without subtitles for the Elvish and other languages? 😂 I particularly looooove the linguistic and phonetic beauty of those parts. To think that Tolkien (the author of the books) created around 16 full blown languages with all their vocabulary, grammar, different typography, lore and more... it's just mind blowing. And some with declinations like ancient Greek or Latin... Can you imagine? "Yeah, I just finished creating Latin, I'm making German tomorrow". 🤯

[@aliperro]

@Brad1980 that's why I wrote 16

[@Makkaru112]

@Brad1980 more than two. Quenya, Sindarin, Adunaic, Khuzdul, and a few more.

[@Paehrin]

@@Makkaru112 Some were more fleshed out than others. Most were just some words or phrases (mind you, this is still completly awesome). I think that's what Brad was saying. I think Sindarin and Quenya are the only two complete language (might be wrong, been a wheil, need to brush up on my Tolkien knowledge^^)

[@archersfriend5900]

True, but none of them are used

[@AdamConus]

I couldn't help chuckling when she references Willow, Harry Potter, Never Ending Story. ALL of those films took inspiration from Lord of the Rings. It is the genesis of much of what we now consider "Fantasy". I also noticed most of the stuff she hated as taking too long were the extra scenes for the extended version. A lot of that boring talkin' wasn't in the theatrical release. I still hope we get reactions to the other two. Each one is better than the one before it, with Return of the King being oh so MUAH!

[@BlueMaxxW]

Indeed! It would be a crime if she skips Two Towers and Return! She admitted she was a Hobbit so she MUST find out how they end up in all of this!

[@nonautomaton6230]

Such a shame when folks are "more familiar" with the cheap second-rate knock-offs :(

[@silent-trouble]

@@nonautomaton6230 or just the memes

[@ThreadBomb]

Ashleigh really shouldn't have started with the extended versions. For a newbie, most of that extra stuff is a slog. Peter Jackson himself said that the theatrical versions are his final thoughts on the movies, while the extended versions are just a bonus for hardcore fans.

[@DivineFalcon]

Although the extended scenes help with exposition and world building, it really slows the pace compared to the theatrical release.

[@tw7998]

Struggling to deal with the boromir hatred :) he is a good man, but anyone can be corrupted by the ring. He is an example of how even the best can be affected.

[@emilybarner3440]

Legitimate question -- did you not have subtitles on, default, for the non-English scenes? They add a great deal to the story and were on in theatres when it aired!

[@TheMKCrab]

just one to keep in your pocket for later: "A KZbinr is never late, nor is she early. She uploads precisely when she means to."

[@natedogs212]

Good one

[@ZachCornett]

Love love love!

[@Smido83]

😄😄

[@Muck006]

Cheap one ... and wrong ... because most often is also involves "testing for MONETISATION APPROVAL by Susan", which can take a few hours.

[@bluebird3281]

@@Muck006 I thought that the you tube approval lady spelled her name S-a-u-r-o-n

[@xof1013]

You made references to Willow, An American Werewolf In London, Harry Potter, The Neverending Story, Star Wars, Stranger Things, Roger Rabbit, Rapunzel. The Secret of Nimh, The Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Dead Poet Society, Animal Crossing and ET! Brava! I'm so PROUD of you!

[@awkwardashleigh]

IVE GROWN SO MUCH. WOW. LOOK AT US. ❤️

[@xof1013]

I've fully enjoyed your journey to get here!

[@jasonthayer1309]

Ashleigh has now become a nerd. And once you go nerd, you never go back!

[@Sam_on_YouTube]

You have officially now seen a good percentage of the classics. Fortunately, there's SO MANY classic movies.

[@zeyguy]

I don't know if the question ever got answered, but the name of pub in American Werewolf was The Slaughtered Lamb

[@Merecir]

That you said that people either love or hate this movie just shows that you had already decided to hate it.

[@jordanwilliams1063]

I'm just gonna remind myself that she doesn't understand the Lore or read the books or theory's or games or anything to fully understand the magic that is the Lord of the Rings trilogy. There's so much that J.R.R Tolkien created, that the one thing that I absolutely loved was that the Elvish Language that he created, was inspired by the Welsh Language, makes me proud to be from Wales. Not everyone is gonna understand Lord of the Rings first time watching.... none the less..... its still difficult to not defend it, I still tear up when Boromir dies aha. I do hope Ashleigh does go through the comments.

[@korganrocks3995]

You don't need the LotR books or the Silmarillion to enjoy the movies, you just need to actually pay attention instead of playing with your cat and talking over the dialogue. There are plenty of LotR reactions on youtube where dumber people than Ashleigh with no prior LotR knowledge understood and enjoyed the movies just fine. This was a bad day at the office for her, and hopefully she either skips the other two movies or actually pays attention if she does watch them.

[@enoblue23]

She should do another reaction video of the theatrical version where she isn’t stoned and full of energy drinks and resentful of being made to watch a long movie when she’d rather be somewhere else enjoying her new hair.

[@MountainFisher]

@@enoblue23 Or hung up on her new hair-doo.

[@lukeb8033]

@@korganrocks3995 Right... I saw this film for the first time as a child. I didn't understand everything but I understood Boromir wasn't a truly bad person. When it ended I was shocked because I was so ready to go all the way to mount doom with Frodo and Sam! Really frustrating reaction to watch.

[@piratsnygg]

Boromir is one of the best characters. His death broke my heart. Curious as to how you can't see his depth and struggle, and at the very end, the bravery and redemption.

[@davida7153]

She is quite shallow. I don't say it as a bad thing. Its what its but for the Lord of the Rings could be a bit annoying if you dont understand the characters. It happened the same when she reacted to E.T.

[@TothanCrawk]

Because it's really not as complex as everyone parades it to be, his arc is a pretty simplistic concept, just overdramatic to seem deeper.

[@SovermanandVioboy]

@@TothanCrawk What about Boromirs part is simple? Hes is the one with the biggest dilemma and also the one with the least selfish reasons to desire the ring - the love for his home and the wish to save his ppl, is what turns him mad. There is nothing evil about him, he never mentions any intentions to use the ring for something selfish. And dont let me start with the relationship to his Father and Brother or the brilliant symbolism of the Osgiliath Scene from the two Towers. What about Boromir is simple? smh.

[@piratsnygg]

@@TothanCrawk Of course it's complex. Fighting with yourself is the most complex thing a human can ever do. What are you even on about?

[@robertyeah2259]

@@piratsnygg They may mean that it isn't very complex from a writing standpoint. Most of the tenderness and humanity given to him is not from Tolkien but from Peter Jackson, Fran Forgotherlastname, and Philipa Boyens when they adapted the screenplay. At least when it comes to his bond with the Hobbits and the emotional impact of his death on the Fellowship. Boromir is more complex because of the characters surrounding him than he is complex on his own, like the stuff with his father and brother that is better than any scene with Boromir himself lmao. At least that is my opinion, and I know how you LotR fans can get about opinions lol

[@ohifonlyx33]

When you notice all the lore details, but don't understand why they're in there and you think it's a mistake. LOL. Legolas is an elf, and elves are special, they can walk lighter and see further which is why he walks on top of the snow. The wraith horses are not scared of water, they were just scared of that ONE outside of Rivendell which protects the border of Rivendell. And yes, there are a lot of different languages in Middle-Earth, even different dialects depending on the age.... wait YOU DON'T HAVE SUBTITLES? girl, get you some subs!

[@Makkaru112]

Ulmo was very close to the elves and all middle earth. In the books he literally works with Elrond to smite the Nazgul and render them useless for quite some time, in junction with the magical heraldry from Glorfindel. Many nice artworks out there for that very scene!!

[@RustyDust101]

@@Makkaru112 Yepp, we are talking about Glorfindel, who was part of the host of Elves assaulting Morgoth's fortress itsself, not some servants of a servant of Morgoth. Glorfindel alone should have been able to take on all nine Nazghul himself if he had seen it necessary to do so. But the Nazghul hadn't been around as humans at the time Glorfindel helped kick Morgoth's butt so they didn't have first hand experience about what was facing them across the ford.

[@DBCuzitis]

@@RustyDust101 Remind me, please. Was Glorfindel part of the host of elves that left Valinor for Middle Earth? He’d lived with the Valar and seen the two trees? (Like Galadriel too)

[@DBCuzitis]

@@RustyDust101 Ah, also… Wasn’t Glorfindel killed but somehow restored to life and returned to Middle Earth before this story?

[@dr.k8610]

@@DBCuzitis from what I remember yes, he died fighting a Balrog but was eventually sent back. Hence why Legolas especially seems terrified of the Balrog, greater elves than he have died to it

[@orboobleck5366]

Every girl who's ever watched these movies: "Aragorn is literally the hottest thing on two legs." Ashleigh: "Enh, he's no Bill Murray..."

[@jwhaler82]

😆😆😆

[@adamrenfrow]

😂

[@pdoll96]

Boromir was deeply affected by the ring and I think he represents the what we all go through. We all have something that we are particularly weak to. The ring brought out the darker side that we all hide. That looks different to each individual but in the end his honor won out. The better part of him that’s why I empathized with him at the end.

[@KZ-tt9me]

Super late to seeing this video/commenting, sorry, but I think a big part of why Boromir is so tempted is his context. He's basically spent his entire adult life trying to lose a genocidal war against a resurgent Mordor slowly enough that someone or something happens to save his people. He's desperate and I think his risk/reward calculation is a little different from the people who aren't as close to Mordor and aren't feeling the threat as intensely.

[@gregsteele806]

"Welcome to Rivendell... Mr. Anderson" is what my friend whispered the first time we saw this in the theater. The rest of the audience was wondering why our row was laughing so hard.

[@JonBondgsr]

Yeah, my friend said "That's the guy from the Matrix." in realization at regular speaking volume the night of the release during the Council of Elrond.

[@Blazingstoke]

For my group it was "Just what Middle-Earth needs: a cock in a frock on a rock."

[@RichardX1]

I know; he practically said that one line in his Agent Smith voice.

[@dpcnreactions7062]

I think everyone either thought that or said it out loud at the time. I still do no matter what I see Hugo Weaving in!

[@kyraeus]

Boromir (Sean bean) is supposed to be a tragic character. His entire family and town are fighting directly on the front lines with Mordor. That's why the scene with him wanting to use the ring as a weapon. The reason he keeps bouncing back and forth is that he's supposed to be heavily affected by the ring. You find out more about his past later, but his death is tragic because he truly did care for the hobbits, but the ring's influence was just too strong and targeted him as a weak link. He went to the meeting and became part of the fellowship because he and his loved ones had the most to lose and are being killed daily by Mordor's forces. Half of why he's so angry is because everyone else ISNT being killed because HIS people ARE, being on the front line.

[@geminicricket4975]

Which is also why she should stick to the extended cuts as that will better explain his motives and choices.

[@darthkyren3676]

Me searching for this comment to make sure it’s mentioned, lol. He is not “evil” the ring is “evil” and can influence man the easiest.

[@MST3Killa]

@@darthkyren3676 Right? He's a man with strong desire to save his home, his loved ones, his people... his country has already been at war with Mordor and it's known they will be overrun because there are so few left to fight this evil, and here...here is a mighty weapon that might save all that he loves. Honestly, he basically says this in the movie and I've always felt his motivations (both to agree to the fellowship and why he was corrupted) were pretty straight forward.

[@j.r.r.tolkien8724]

I've never been so annoyed watching a reaction video to anything

[@adamrenfrow]

😂

[@ZerkaiGG]

Thank you commenters! You just saved me 40 minutes of pain.

[@Llewellyn2844]

And it was REALLY painful, believe me.

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

That sole intro was fking painful, it represents every Bad thing people think about reactors

[@bertycox]

I hadn't read the comments, but after 20 minutes of unbearable and almost uninterrupted blabla, it's too much, what a shitty reaction ..

[@JuneSongstress]

So rules of watching LOTR for Ashleigh. 1. Make sure the subtitles are turned on so she doesn’t miss the elvish plot points. 2. Maybe not watch the extended editions.

[@vanyadolly]

Usually I'd suggest people with a shorter attention span watch the extended versions in two parts, but she did that and still couldn't get through it 😅

[@Makkaru112]

@XyZ313 the extended gives way more homage to the books. To even get a mention of Lùthien is a huge plus.

[@chuckpowell9554]

@@Makkaru112 but the problem is we're not trying to homage the books. That's why the extended version almost never works for new viewers (do you know a lot of people without a Tolkien or high fantasy interest who loved the EEs? Like, people who don't already know what to expect when they here "elf" or "orc"? I don't know a single one). I think of Fellowship like the Hobbit book: a way to jump into a new, fantastic world.

[@brianland2357]

Yes, make sure it’s the theatrical release bc the extended edition is killing you 😂

[@EmphaticNod]

@@Makkaru112 That only matters if there is _respect_ for the source material already from the viewer. The average non-fan watching this for the first time doesn't give a crap about Luthien or even understand why they _should_ care.

[@darienalba56]

If you weren't thrilled with Boromir's redemption, you're not human.

[@darkwolf1202]

she spoke too much and payed no attention to most of the movie. Merry and Pippin being "twins",the subtitles, Boromir's part, everybody is bad to her,.

[@algalle2]

And a lot of yawning if you watched the full version of her reaction.

[@alanhilton3611]

She shouldn't watch the other two films I think the experience for her would be wasted.

[@chriskelly3481]

@@alanhilton3611 Agreed. Turns out, they're not for everyone, clearly. Weird. Sad. But a waste of her time and ours. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@selardohr7697]

I'm so so so sad she didn't love these.

[@joeschmoe1150]

Dude, your hate on Boromir is unwarranted. Let's see how long you would last around a source of ultimate power while your people are being threatened and slaughtered... In the end he stood tall and died for his friends... Put some respect on his f*cking name!

[@cteal2018]

I hear yea, but at the same time it was some epic level smack talk....she had me rolling. His whole character is to show how powerful the ring is and how corrupting it is. The fact that it isn't until the third time he has a chance to make his play for the ring shows his restraint, but in the end, men are doomed to fall under it's spell.

[@kyletamminen5890]

Boromir was played by Sean Bean. Sean Bean gets killed in EVERYTHING. It's a huge meme......

[@stealthimaster8583]

Ashleigh, Elves are literally light on their feet hence walking on top of the snow, you will see this throughout the movies. Boromir was a great and honorable warrior, the ring corrupts everyone and it hits humans extra hard. Tolkein lore goes soooooo deep, Nerd level deep so there is 90% you don't even know was there, you would have to read the books. You have to watch the other two movies, Fellowship is the slowest moving of them all.

[@ronhan9]

also in the books there are a lot of poetry and songs. And Tolkien were a proffesor of languges and did create several languages complete with grammer for his world.

[@yeti4954]

Plus, and most importantly, She needs to see the Ents.

[@jeffreynunya4716]

I wish the movies had given Boromir more time to show how good he was before the ring corrupted him, you don't get much and you're immediately sus of him every time he looks at it. Maybe they should have included the flashback with Boromir and Faramir in Fellowship, so you see how desperate their situation is and how much Gondor is depending on Boromir. Of course, it didn't help that Sean Bean played a bad guy in everything I had seen him in up to that point, so I assumed he would be an antagonist in some way.

[@armas_ectos]

...and read The Silmarillion, and Tolkien's essays, the letter replies...

[@CorsetGrace]

Fellowship is the slowest moving but also the closest to the actual book.

[@d.s.parentsr6502]

Boromir is the most human character in the entire story. The tragedy is that he would likely have wielded the ring more nobly than any other being could. He was compelled by a longing to save his beloved middle-earth.

[@alinac5512]

No matter his intention, he was still powerhungry. He would have been the 10th wreight, no more.

[@RachelG1979]

He wouldn't have the ring drove him mad

[@pinkkfloydd]

@@alinac5512 "He was power hungry." No, he wasn't. He wanted to protect Gondor and its people. That's it.

[@lukeb8033]

I love your channel but I agree with a lot of other commenters that this reaction is really hard to get through. This series means a lot to me as my mom read the books every year from childhood up until she had kids. When this film came out during my own childhood, I absolutely fell in love with this world too. In retrospect, I realized how cool it must of been for my mom to have her kid love something she did, as much as she did, completely on their own. And of course we bonded over these movies. It was wonderful to have someone who had such a depth of knowledge to answer my every question-- maybe you needed that too. These books and films are revered as some of the greatest of all time. The books are some of the most influential of all time. And I totally get that it's not going to be for everyone, but the lack of emotional connection to a majority of the story was really jarring. Maybe this isn't the series for you?

[@paulwolffart1251]

Here's what's funny to me. I took my daughter when she was 4 years old to see this in the theater. She was riveted to the screen and loved it. 4 years old. In fact we saw it twice in the theater. She didn't squirm, complain, or even want snacks. The only real sound she made was she laughed and clapped when Aragorn cut the big bad boss orc's head off in the final battle scene. She's 26 now and is a big LotR fan of course to this day. I read the trilogy when I was in middle school at age 13. The reaction that Ashleigh had and her feelings for it are exactly what I thought it would be since she has such a short attention span.

[@eddiepolo6047]

"You should watch the EXTENDED edition" *Record Scratch* *Freeze Frame* "And that's where he F'd up...".

[@edp.8541]

The three hairs from Galadriel are extremely special. In ancient lore the first King of the elves Feanor asked Galadriel for a hair three times but she refused him three times because she knew his heart was filled with self-interest and not a pure heart. She saw that Gimli had a pure heart and gave him three hairs.

[@jwhaler82]

Okay, Ashleigh, here’s the deal: in a way, the ring is alive. When the Dark Lord made his ring, he put part of his soul into it. Since being cut from the Dark Lord’s hand, the ring wants to get back to its master. But since it doesn’t have any legs, it has to rely on tempting people to get where it wants to go.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

"It wants to be found"

[@Dracojax]

So to continue the whole Gandalf/Dumbledore mix-up would the one ring be a horcrux 🧐🧐🧐

[@defies4626]

@@Dracojax Yes, a horcrux is a watered down version of the ring. That is exactly the proper analogy.

[@MST3Killa]

@@Dracojax As far as a brief and easy explanation...yeah. It's magic, there are life forces and all sorts of stuff going on with it, but yeah, it's just a horcrux or whatever.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@Dracojax precisely, in fact Rowling could EASILY been inspired by The One Ring when coming up with the Horcrux.

[@vinnynj78]

Ashleigh: "I don't know if we can trust him. I don't know why. Don't ask me why. Something about his face. I don't like his face." Everyone watching: "Mr. Anderson!"

[@TSIRKLAND]

In your very first reactions on the channel to Star Wars, one of the few things you knew about was Yoda- who is mentioned by name in the first film, but doesn't appear in person until the second. Same here with Gollum. Sure, he's a character that many people have heard of associated with this franchise, but he really only exists in passing in this first film. It's the second film where we get the Full Gollum for the first time. So be patient, young padawan. ;)

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

What a dumn mindset to habe tbh, watching a movie You know barely a character then just expect to see that character while watching said movie? Wtf thats a toddler mindset "i want to see the green little guy" smh, never Will come across this channel again

[@TSIRKLAND]

@@diegosotomiranda4107 Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, and we all have channels we find that we enjoy and others we pass by. I'm a devoted follower of Ashleigh; I think her reactions are always fun- and she's grown quite a bit in movie knowledge over the few years she's been doing this. But if she's not your cup of tea, that's okay too. Not every reactor is my cup of tea, either. But I don't think it's a "toddler" mindset to assume you're going to see a character you've heard so much about. It's human nature; it's the nature of pop culture. If you only know one thing about it, then you're naturally waiting to see that one thing. If the only thing you know about Jason from Friday the 13th is the guy with the hockey mask and the chainsaw, then you might very well be confused by the first film of the franchise - but that's understandable, because pop culture is what it is, and we have certain expectations. It's pretty glib to talk about someone else being a "toddler," coming from someone with spelling errors, capitalization errors, grammar errors, punctuation errors - and such an unkind attitude. You do you, but keep the name-calling to yourself.

[@tye8876]

Was excited you were reacting to the greatest trilogy in cinematic history. Sad you are not able to appreciate it and all its symbolism. . . yet. This classic tale was written in stages between 1937 and 1949. Many were upset when Peter Jackson decided to make it in to a movie. Tolkien's writing is so descriptive no one thought the movie would do the books justice. But when the first movie came out, everyone was blown away as it appeared just the way one would have imagined when reading the books. Tolkien actually created several different languages for the book and there were subtitles in the theater. Many of the actors said they had wished for more scenes in elvish because the language was so beautiful. Boromir was a man of honor. His character shows us the ring's power and ability to corrupt even the best of men.

[@Buskieboy]

Ashley was talking way too much and not paying enough attention. I think she was bored. Hopefully Ashley will get hooked when she watches "The Two Towers".

[@slw59]

@@Buskieboy If you’re not hooked after ‘The Fellowship’, you won’t care about the rest. I hope she doesn’t react to the other 2 films. I definitely wouldn’t have recommended the Extended Edition.

[@juzujuzu4555]

@@Buskieboy Hopefully she will not react to LOTR anymore.

[@Saintphoenix86]

@@Buskieboy The problem was the stupid fool who made her watch the extended cut, its clearly too long for her attention span, she needed to watch the cinematic cut first and maybe watch this later down the line

[@billparrish4385]

Agree with all 3 of you, Buskieboy, slw59 and Juzu Juzu. I'm coming away from this with the impression I sat down with a small child to watch something with real greatness in it, the child talked and jabbered and chattered all the way through it and never gave it a chance to be anything other than long and boring, and then peppered me with questions about it all the way through while talking over the parts that held the answers. It doesn't matter to me if Ashleigh does reactions to the other movies or not, I won't be watching them. This one was enough to drive me up the wall. Definitely _not_ my usual feeling after watching a reactor enjoy this classic tale! I do like a lot of her reactions when she allows herself to get really into them. But for others, she does that thing where she just comes in too hot, tries to have some kind of snappy one-liner to everything, and just doesn't allow herself to relax into the picture. It's like being trapped in the theater next to someone who just doesn't 'get it', who keeps replying with inanitites at the screen for 3 1/2 hours. Replying ain't reacting....

[@saena971]

I couldn't understand why you didn't like the parts that were in Elvish until you said you didn't have subtitles. I didn't know that there even was a version where these conversations weren't translated on screen. When you do get around to watching the other movies, I'd highly recommend making sure the versions have those subtitles, because there's a lot of information there.

[@macready84]

I mean It's like recommending she have the sound on or actually watches the screen. How she went through a 3 hour long movie without realizing she was supposed to have the subtitles on is astounding.

[@saena971]

@@teentitans0789 It seems kind of harsh to say she hates it & shouldn't watch it just because she was understandably frustrated with not getting the dialogue for those scenes. It may not be entirely her cup of tea, but the idea that she can't watch it unless she loves it is pretty ridiculous & smacks of gatekeeping.

[@jwhaler82]

“Just bury it.” Bury it, and the dark forces will still find it. The Ring wants to be found.

[@everausten]

I think the extended cut should only be for people who have watched the original cut and liked it and want more depth. It really is too steep of a learning curve for a first watch, sticking to the broad strokes is more likely to be enjoyable. And the original cut was beautifully paced. I love the extended edition and it's the only one I'll watch now, but let first time watchers walk before they run 💛🌙🌟✨

[@drakeredwingofficial]

The One Ring represents evil itself, and the way it tempts everyone in the story through Frodo is similar to how evil finds ways to tempt people of all stripes and walks of life. Humans in particular, of all the races in Middle-Earth, are the most easily tempted, as they showed with Isildur at the beginning (the guy who chopped off Sauron's fingers) getting the closest anyone has ever been to destroying the Ring and he chose not to due to its power. That's why Boromir (Sean Bean's character; the redheaded guy who dies) was so easily attracted to it and kinda lost his mind. LOTR is deep and expansive. Pretty much all of the extra lil conversation pieces in these extended cuts tie into stuff that happens later on in the films. And believe me, the length of these films are worth it, especially when you get to return of the king

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

SPOILERS for LotR and another franchise: The One Ring more represents "absolute power corrupts absolutely" since the ring itself never does anything evil, it's just a key piece of Sauron's power trying to return to him. It's like... umm... if Satan built an unstoppable giant robot and handed out a nigh-indestructible remote control that whenever you use the robot they emit a signal Satan can pick up and come running in disguise to whisper in your ear or whatever he feels will corrupt things. The robot has no agenda just like the remote control, they don't care how good or evil the things you have them do are, they're just sending out the signal because they're programmed to. I guess LotR and Death Note have that in common.

[@TarossBlackburn]

And the ring is Insiduous. It will tempt people with allowing them to fulfill their most noble aspirations but twist them. Boromir wasn't evil, he was tempted by the ring with a promise of being given the power to protect his homeland from Sauron. But it would likely slowly twist his ambition into becoming a warlord; what better protection from your enemies than to overthrow them yourself... Same as Galadriel. She would rule, beautiful and wise and all would fear her because she would likely become a monstrous dictator. Use her bowl to view the future and Minority Report the hell out of everyone...

[@ericoliver1603]

@@TarossBlackburn "minority report the hell out everyone" lol!!! first time i've heard the title of that movie being used like this. I like it

[@DJDoena]

And that's also the reason why Hobbits are good ring-bearers. They don't have any power to begin with and it's not in their nature to seek power. They are interested in food and quiet. IIRC even their administrative hierarchy only goes up to mayor or so. The ring doesn't have much to corrupt and influence there.

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

@@DJDoena Since Tolkien, like C.S Lewis, seemed to be of the mind that "Farm the land, go to church, yield all power to royalty, oppose tyrants, industry and technology and you will be happy in this life and the afterlife." is sound advice. Trick question: Is Gollum a good or bad ring-bearer?

[@necrongaming7557]

The proper name for Mount Doom is actually "Amon Amarth", that is the Sindarin (Elvish Language) name for Mount Doom in The Lord of the Rings. The name is much cooler than just Mount Doom, but it was much easier for people to understand with that name from a storytelling perspective than it's Elvish translation.

[@XShrike0]

Oh. That is where the name of the band came from.

[@jcons114]

Also Orodruin

[@paulgunderson4721]

Also, the Sindarin form is Orodruin - Fire Mountain - which works well.

[@billparrish4385]

Yes, this is a case of 2 names within the same language (Sindarin) for the same thing. _Orod_ (mountain) _ruin_ (burning, fiery red), and _Amon_ (hill) _Amarth_ (fate, doom). The volcano earned this latter name back in the Second Age of Middle Earth, when its eruption signaled Sauron's attack on Gondor. The name was only spoken as 'Mount Doom' in the Common Speech, or Westron, a language derived from the native tongue of the Men who came to Middle Earth from Númenor, and which was, by the time of the events in LOTR, spoken by all the peoples of Middle Earth, although with some amount of regional dialect. 'Hobbitish' was a fairly rustic variation of Westron, perhaps reminiscent of the Yorkshire Dales to the English ear, or possibly one of the Southern accents to the American ear. I find it funny to think of Merry and Pippin inviting themselves into the Fellowship at the Council of Elrond, delivering those lines in a low-country Mississippi accent, or Sam threatening Strider at the Inn, drawling like a Kentucky hillbilly.

[@lethalchocobo1886]

Well that's 40 minutes of my life that I'll never get back.

[@Darkatious]

I'm sad to hear that the Gimli, the dwarf, couldn't get it. As I long bearded man, this makes me the super sad.

[@adamrenfrow]

😂

[@MissingDormouse1]

33:15 Actually, yes! When Sauron lost the ring, along with part of his soul, he also lost his physical form (at least until he could get the ring back and restore his full power). That burning eye is the way he manifests himself as he lacks a proper body. Also, Boromir goes back and forth because he IS a good person, but he's the weakest against the ring. Partly because he's a human, partly because the pressure he's under (you'll know about that later). Anyway, Galadriel told Frodo: given enough time, all would succumb to the will of the ring (which is why he realised he would need to go /almost/ alone).

[@jkhristian9603]

But in the books he has a body. Gollum even talks about being tortured by Sauron. “He has only four fingers on the Black Hand, but they are enough.”

[@houseofaction]

no he does have a body gollum said he was tortured by Sauron himself and that he had a black hand with 4 fingers. and in tolkiens notes he makes it clear he got his body back

[@kyraeus]

@@houseofaction right but if I remember my lore properly, he didn't for quite a long while, right? I believe the events of the hobbit movies released afterwards kind of hit on that plot point of him 'regaining' his body, or at least show before that happened, but if I recall, him having a physical body again was a very recent event in the LOTR timeframe

[@brigidtheirish]

@@jkhristian9603 Sort of. As I recall, he wasn't exactly all there and it was much easier to convey how the Ring weakened him in the movies by making him incorporeal. Also, Sam seems pretty resistant. Helps that he's got a lot of good ol' hobbit sense.

[@davesonofdave8612]

I feel like you missed the point on Boromir. He's there to show that the Ring can corrupt anyone, and although we tend to see him as kind of a jerk, he's motivated entirely by wanting to save Gondor and specifically Minas Tirith, and the Ring plays on that.

[@macnasty8300]

"I thought hobbits had separate movies" absolutely dead from that line!

[@burnttoastburt1467]

I usually enjoy your reactions but this was painful to watch. All of your complaints come from not paying attention or I guess lack of intellectual ability to pick up on any nuance below surface level observation.

[@alexvaraderey]

When Ashleigh announced last week that she was watching this, i was excited for it, but her review is a bit underwhelming. However, she has somewhat shot herself in the foot - when she said that people are speaking in a language that no-one could understand, i facepalmed and nearly shouted at the screen. What Aragorn and the elves say to each other is at least 10-15% of the plot. On the next one Ashleigh, TURN ON THE SUBTITLES!

[@wolervine]

Seems so weird, it's not something you have to think about in dvd and places where I've streamed it, wonder why they didn't come on here?

[@andream3568]

SAME!! I dont know why they didnt auto pop during those scenes.. i swear they were there automatically whenever i watched them. she missed so much if that didnt happen

[@spaceshiplewis]

The Elvish should be baked into the film. I don't know why it isn't.

[@alexvaraderey]

I've been thinking about this since i made my post and you're both right - it should be on the movie. . She may need to use a different provider next time. If she puts on the TV or computer subtitles, it might just say 'speaks elvish'.

[@gimligibbons3916]

@@andream3568 if I recall correctly, it has been a long time since I have watched the DVD version, when released on DVD the majority of the Elvish had subtitles in yellow automatically. For some reason when you stream it they no longer do that 🤷‍♂️

[@NewEnglandMovies]

"Do we have a universe with many languages in it?" Ashleigh, JRR Tolkien's Middle Earth is the GOLD STANDARD for universe-building with many languages in it. The author of the books it is based on, Tolkien, was an Oxford professor of philology (studying the origin of words) and his hobby was constructing fictional languages including the _history_ of said languages. His world is _intricate_. You're going to have a blast.

[@sldawgs]

Didn't he write the LOTR as the back story so that he could create his own languages, like Elvish?

[@andyhess8433]

@@sldawgs I don't know if that was his motivation, but I know he wrote at least two separate fully developed Elvish languages exclusively for his Middle Earth stories: Sindarin and Quenya.

[@AmedeeVanGasse]

@@sldawgs basically, yes (the tl;dr answer)

[@lynnjohanssen6552]

@@sldawgs I think technically he wrote LOTR because he felt that England didn't have it's own good fictional tales/stories like other places did.

[@catwhowalksbyhimself]

@@sldawgs No, he created the languages and world first. His best friend, one CS Lewis, kept pestering him about it needing a story (they were both part of a story writing club called the Inklings) until he finally started writing them.

[@carlhartwell7978]

Take a drink every time Ashleigh confuses this with (or just mentions) Harry Potter! 🤣

[@leonel8831]

Take an L for that disrespect to Boromir.

[@benjammin1928]

Ashleigh, did you really not think it was weird that there were no subtitles during the Elvish scenes??? Girl, you gotta get an actual copy of the movie xD

[@Yoderstein666]

@@AwesomeSpidey22 yes.

[@hypersphere412]

I live in New Zealand and the reason Willow and LotR feel similar is probably because they were both filmed here. In fact, the scenes for Rivendell were shot about 20 minutes from my house in a national park, and some of the buildings are still there.

[@ColvyMolvy]

You from Upper Hutt?

[@hypersphere412]

@@ColvyMolvy Could be ;-).

[@Tylerius87]

one does not simply villainize Boromir on youtube without backlash. the fans love boromir, hes the most human character, i wont get into it because everyone else is but ill just say he loved the hobbits. you would have seen this coming if you read the comments on any other reaction to this movie, for a moment for pitys sake! ^_^

[@Trilaan]

LOL She's not going to let that Mount Doom thing go. Well maybe if someone eventually tells her it's real name is Amon Amarth that will make it better.

[@diisomoto]

"I know people either love Lord of the Rings or they hate Lord of the Rings." I know this can be said about a lot of popular franchises (Marvel, DC, Star Wars, etc.). However, it's my understanding that LotR is very much HEAVILY favored by fans.

[@vordt4139]

By an extreme margin at that.

[@spaceshiplewis]

Everyone should love Lord of the Rings, there should be no contest (even the crazy southern religious folk should like it). It's a fundamental bedrock of literature and a movie of epic status of good conquering evil. And yeah sad that Tom Bombadil didn't show up. But basically no one wants to really linger in the tutorial level too long, if at all.

[@evenstar1608]

@@vordt4139 What I know of those who hated the fantasy genre will hate the triology too. They have no patience on it. Specially those who keep on talking that they missed a lot of plotlines that they no longer understand the movie.

[@Akihito007]

@@spaceshiplewis Except those "crazy" religious folks have been proven right when schools and government are trying to force kids to take puberty blockers and cut their privates off.

[@ginabeck79]

I was like...who hates LOTR?

[@t0dd000]

Weakness is not evil. Imagine the ring represents addiction. Different people with different ability to resist. Men are the weakest. That should help understand this better. That's such a significant theme of this film. Of all the films. Boromir was a hero.

[@matthewcastleton2263]

He absolutely was a hero. He just was weak when tempted by the power of the ring. He instantly felt shame and regret for his actions when he tried to take the ring from Frodo. He was being honest when he would have fought with Aragorn to the end. He loved his people and he loves Gondor more than anything. He would have done absolutely everything in his power to save his people and his kingdom. He’s a very admirable character actually.

[@ghosteddenial9538]

It depends on your vices and lesser developed aspirations. Aspirations that can be used against you

[@SovermanandVioboy]

@@matthewcastleton2263 He also never implied that he wants to use the Ring with selfish intentions - its always about saving Gondor and his people. He never claimed that he should be the one wearing the ring, but only that the ring should go to Gondor.

[@raydonahue1978]

The two hobbits that were taken by the orcs, Pippin and Merry, aren't twins. Not even fraternal twins. Not even brothers. They're friends. Maybe some kind of cousins, whether closely or distantly related.

[@bubbasan]

You think you're pissed? We had to wait a year between each movie! :) Also, this was the extended release, the theater version was right at 3 hours.